The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-10-13
ST. LOUIS ABLAzE WITH ENTHusl
AsM. MRS CLEVELAND CHARMS
ALL HEARTS, AS Usual.
THE LARGEST CROWD OF PEOPLE
EVER GATHERED IN Mis- SOURI,.
RECEPTIONS, FETEs AND HosNoRs
WITHOUT LIMIT.
CHIC A GO
ENDEAvoRS TO ECLIPSE ST. Lou Is IN
HER RECEIPT N To THE PRKSI-
DENT, AND DOES so, IN NUM-
BErs, BUT THE
w e L 90 ME
COuLD NOT POSSIBLY BE EXCELLkD.

The President and Mrs. Cleveland
awoke Monday morning, Oct. Srd, In
the City Of st Louis, which had been
the objective point Of their western
Journey. After quiet Sunday, they
both felt refreshed and prepared for
the ceuseless round of festivities the
st. Louis people intended to give them.
The great daily papers all agree that
the decorations of the city surpassed
anything ever attempted in America,
and many foreigners present. who
have seen Paris in her glory. said that
st. Louis had outdone them all. Large
numbers of the G.. A. r remained over
from their National Encampmentjust
closed, to pay their respects to Presi-
dent Cleveland, and to testify to their
condemnation of Tuttle & Co. The
Board of Trade from Peoria, ILL.,, came
down in q body and We're present at
the Chamber of Commerce recepi ions.
1t is utterly useless to attempt any de-
lailed description of the programme
followed during the Presidential visit,
but everything that the hearts and
minds of their h0sts could conceive Of
was done to honor the visit OF the dis
tinguished guests. Mrs. Cleveland
was entertained by the ladies at the
elegant home of Mrs. Mary Scanlon,
said to be the most elaborately fur.
niehed residence in the West. The
President spoke at various gatherings
with his usual good sense and good
taste. The city was Illuminated at
night by SOC. 900 gas jets of all color,
Think of it, a half million colored
globes artisticaiIy arranged. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cleveland viewed, from the Lin.
dell Hotel. mile after mile of gorgeous
procession, shook hands with thou
sands, and finally left the city In q
perfect blaze of glory.
Arriving at Chicago repetition OF
the st. Louis scenes WAS enacted, ex-
cept that instead of a half million peo.
pie being present, not less than eight
hundred Thousand men, women and
children were in the streets. They
came from all over the State of Illinois,
to swell the entire population of the
city. Professions, receptions, speeches
huzzahs. ovations innumerable, ad in
JfnitHm, were the order of the day. Mrs
Cleveland was the cynosure of all eyes,
and behaved with her accustomed ur-
banity and simplicity, winning all
hearts and receiving unboundtd ad
miration. The President again spoke q
to the people in his happy vein. giving
the strong points in the histo: y of the
city, and quoting the old resident who
said: "a man aint fit to be- Presiden nj
who hasn't seen Chicago" The Pres.
ident then made the immense cob.
course laugh at the quick turn be made
of this allusion. After reception at
the Columbia Theater, at which 10 0OC
invited guests took part, Mr. Cleve.
land and party shook the dust of Chi.
cago from their feet, and d. parted for
Milwaukee, Wis, amidst a perfect
| furOre of enthusiasm.
At Milwaukee the whole program
was again performed with slight vsri.
atiens. The same hearty welcome
greeted them here that had been OK
tended throughout their entire Jour.
ney. School children have strewp
their paths with flowers, citizens, sol
diers and statesmen have done their
best to show their appreciation of an
honest President who ha, no nonsense
about him, and to show by their cor.
diality the honor they intend to have
all countries see that they pay to the
office of Chief Magistrate of this glori
GUS Republic. From Milwaukee the
Presidential party go to Madison. Wis
where they are to be the guests oil
Postmaster General W. +. Villas. II
is expected that the President and wife
will !" rest" here few days, and allow
Grover to go "a fishing" If he does
we only wish that "Grover's luck
may attend him.